Syscia murillocruzae, Longino & Branstetter, 2021

Longino, John T. & Branstetter, Michael G., 2021, Integrating UCE Phylogenomics With Traditional Taxonomy Reveals a Trove of New World Syscia Species (Formicidae: Dorylinae), Insect Systematics and Diversity 5 (2), No. 2, pp. 1-51 : 29

Syscia murillocruzae , New Species

Figure 10 (map, worker), S37 (holotype worker), S38 (intercaste female)

Holotype: 1 worker, COSTA RICA, Heredia: La Selva Biological Station , 10.43333 −84.01667 ± 2km, 50m, 15-Jul-1986, wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (J. Longino, JTL1386-s) [UCR, unique specimen identifier CASENT0628992] . PARATYPES: same data as holotype [worker: CASC] ; [all following La Selva Biological Station ] 10.41442 −84.01619 ± 20m, 50m, 14-Jun-2004, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (TEAM, AMI-1-W-009-03) [worker: MCZC] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.41657 −84.01916 ± 20m, 50m, 1-Mar-2005, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (TEAM, AMI-1-W-028-02) [worker: INBio] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.41287 −84.01956 ± 20m, 50m, 5-Sep-2006, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (TEAM, AMI-1-W-093-08) [worker: MCZC] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.41184 −84.02030 ± 20m, 50m, 24-Nov-2006, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (TEAM, AMI-1-W-108-02) [worker: INBio] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.41891 −84.02142 ± 20m, 50m, 4-Sep-2007, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (TEAM, AMI-1-W-150-05) [intercaste female: DZUP] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.41080 −84.01880 ± 20m, 50m, 5-Sep-2007, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (TEAM, AMI-1-W-151-02) [worker: DZUP] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.41343 −84.03579 ± 20m, 50m, 16-Apr-1993 (ALAS, B/16/064) [worker: USNM] ; La Selva , 8km SW Pto. Viejo, 10.4 −84.05 ± 2km, 150m, 17-Jul-1986, mature wet forest, ex sifted leaf litter (J. Longino, JTL1391-s) [intercaste female: CASC] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.43333 −84.01667 ± 2km, 50m, 4-May-1993, sifted litter sample (J. Longino, JTL3483-s) [intercaste female: JTLC; worker: INBio] ; La Selva Biological Station , 10.42576 −84.01383 ± 20m, 50m, 25-Jun-1999, Hojarasca (D. Brenes, W/07/014) [intercaste female: USNM] .

Figures

Fig. 10. Distribution map, face view, lateral view of petiole-AIV, and dorsal view of AIII-AIV of Syscia jennierussae (holotype worker), S. persimilis (holotype worker), S. JTL018 (worker, JTLC000013995), S. machaquila (holotype worker), S. murillocruzae (holotype worker), S. truncata (holotype worker), S. JTL084 (worker, FMNHINS0000095760), S. JTL050 (worker, CASENT0249320), S. JTL082 (worker, CASENT0617700), and S. honduriana (lectotype worker). Species are in order of mean HW, which is shown in the lower left of the distribution map. Scale bars 0.2 mm. On distribution maps, red dots are sites with UCE sequence data. Red boxes are type locality.